j1mgg 0 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Rangers supporters' groups threaten to call time on financial support if boardroom battle continues after agm HAVING poured £10milllion into the club the Rangers Supporters Trust, Rangers Assembly and Rangers Supporters Association believe they have the power to force change in the boardroom. RANGERS fans’ groups last night threatened to pull the plug on financial support if the Ibrox boardroom battle continues to rage after the annual general meeting on December 19. A statement from the three main organisations – the Rangers Supporters Trust, Rangers Assembly and Rangers Supporters Association – came just hours before new chairman David Somers plunged into a new war of words with the four shareholders hoping to be elected onto the board at the agm. But even before his comments Ibrox supporters’ groups made it clear they’ve had enough. And having poured £10million into the club through season ticket sales this season, they believe they have the power to force change. Their statement read: “It is evident significant portions of the support want as a matter of urgency to see a RIFC board working efficiently as a unit to take the club forward effectively commercially and on the pitch. “Failure to achieve this will potentially result in fans disengaging with the club and the effect this would have on income streams would be disastrous.” Somers later issued an open letter defending himself against claims he had not proved his ‘independence’ from previous regimes operated by Craig Whyte and Charles Green. Somers’ intervention – in which he calls Paul Murray, Malcolm Murray, Scott Murdoch and Alex Wilson the ‘Gang of Four’– appears to have blown any chance of them working together should the quartet be elected. The newly appointed chairman claimed many of Rangers’ problems over the last two years came during periods when the Murrays were directors. He accused them of ‘wild’ allegations to frighten fans and shareholders. Somers said: “Brian Stockbridge suffers most from the lies thrown around by the people in the process of reinventing themselves. “Even the requisitoners must understand finance directors are members of boards and their actions largely dictated by the board. It is not that finance directors make mistakes, rather that boards make mistakes, or worse. “Without Brian, the club would in my opinion have been de-listed months ago and the club should owe him a debt of gratitude for holding things together. “Going forward, his new CEO Graham Wallace needs time to evaluate the whole structure within the business and the people within it. This will be true for Brian as for everyone else. I read wild accusations that I may not be independent. “Let me say categorically, until I joined the board a mere four weeks ago yesterday, I had never heard of Charles Green, Imran Ahmad, Craig Whyte or any other characters in Rangers’ history. “To my knowledge, I have never met them, nor had business dealings with them. Nor would I recognise them if I passed them on a street. “I have now read over two years of board minutes and they make very depressing reading in terms of their lack of professionalism and worse. The minutes make it clear in my mind the boards of recent years have been totally unfit to run this club. “The mystery to me is why people should now be considering that members of these boards, which presided over the problems we face today, should be considered for re-election. “I encourage shareholders to vote against the four requisitioners. Firstly, because some were members or chairman of boards which failed this club in the past. Secondly, we need a board selected from the best available people. “Not just from fanatics who put their own personal interest ahead of the greater good of the club.” But Rangers Supporters Association, Assembly and Trust last night jointly accused Somers of being out of touch. In response to his comments they issued a statement that said: “The comments from the chairman are deeply troubling and we call for an urgent meeting so he can acquaint himself with the reality of the feelings of the support.” Somers’ comments came on the day the four requisitioners made a statement to shareholders ahead of the agm. It read: “We have been relentless in our pursuit of change, as have the fans with whom we are completely aligned. “There are not many businesses who can choose to ignore their customers. This is what the past and current board have done and are still doing. All shareholders should be worried about the impact this may have on season ticket sales and other commercial revenues. “We would ask shareholders to support further board changes.” I would like to know how they get to the £10m figure, and if it wasn't the groups why they haven't corrected the journo. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,416 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 “Without Brian, the club would in my opinion have been de-listed months ago and the club should owe him a debt of gratitude for holding things together''. Really?, I would suggest we owe him fuck all, after all the cash he has paid himself he should just GTF along with the rest of the money grabbing SPIVS. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimpy 0 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 DR have made some of that up to sensationalise the statement 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1mgg 0 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 “Without Brian, the club would in my opinion have been de-listed months ago and the club should owe him a debt of gratitude for holding things together''. Really?, I would suggest we owe him fuck all, after all the cash he has paid himself he should just GTF along with the rest of the money grabbing SPIVS. Would you include the playing side of staff in this who have continued to take large wages when they didn't have to? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 “Without Brian, the club would in my opinion have been de-listed months ago and the club should owe him a debt of gratitude for holding things together''. Really?, I would suggest we owe him fuck all, after all the cash he has paid himself he should just GTF along with the rest of the money grabbing SPIVS. he owes us a return of his 100% bonus 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaws 0 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Why dose a Rangers supporter ever read or believe anything in this **** infested paper 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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